Entry-level Salesforce Developer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, Newark, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin.

Median salary$131,040
Middle 50%$130.3k–$135.7k
vs. all levels here−25%comparison median $174,231
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,025 and $135,699.
PercentileSalary
10th$130,250
25th$130,250
50th (median)$131,040
75th$135,699
90th$135,699

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $95,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $98,790 (10 filings) FY2023: median $107,640 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 3 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 10
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$95,000$94,277$96,90410
FY2021–––8
FY2022$98,790$98,779$98,95010
FY2023$107,640$107,640$111,99210
FY2024–––3
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

San Francisco's median entry-level Salesforce Developer salary of $131,040 is worth about $113,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Francisco = 115.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Raven Software Solutionstoo few3
IT Labstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $131,040 11
Mid-level · Level II $135,000 21
Senior · Level III $191,140 10
Expert · Level IV $213,512 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.